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Apple Ditches Health-Monitoring Features from Watch

posted by janrinok on Wednesday February 18 2015, @11:22PM   Printer-friendly
from the tick-tock-sick-tock dept.

wirelessduck writes:

The Register reports: "Apple's bad hair day: Watch 'stripped' of health sensors":

Apple has ditched plans to make its new smart watch a health-monitoring device following problems with the technology and regulatory issues, according to reports.

Sources told The Wall Street Journal that some of the features were too complicated, while others would have prompted unwanted regulatory oversight. It said development of its health sensor technology has failed to meet standards, with inconsistency from sensor readings, arising from hairy arms or dry skin.

"Apple also experimented with ways to detect blood pressure or the amount of oxygen in the blood, but the results were inconsistent," said the paper.

 
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  • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 19 2015, @07:24PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 19 2015, @07:24PM (#147077)

    No, you deserved them

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  • (Score: 2) by Kilo110 on Thursday February 19 2015, @07:25PM

    by Kilo110 (2853) on Thursday February 19 2015, @07:25PM (#147079)

    Nah I didn't.